Mazama Approach

Name: Mazama Approach
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Elevation

Ascent: 196' 60 m
Descent: 0' 0 m
High: 5,439' 1,658 m
Low: 5,242' 1,598 m

Grade

Avg Slope: 29% (16°)
Max Slope: 36% (20°)

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“A bootpack ascent taking you just below Mazama Dome.”

— Tom Robson

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Type: Backcountry or Sidecountry

Description

The approach to Mazama Bowl, this ascent becomes a bootpack as it nears the top of saddle. Enjoy amazing views of Shuksan, (a little bit of) Baker, and surrounds from this vantage.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Office

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